Casket-box handle



H. W. HODGETTS.

' CASKET BOX HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. 1919.

1,319,339. Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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UNITED sT g T OF E.

HAROLD w. Honenrrs, or SPRINGFIELD, ness'aonusnrrs, Assieiron. To LEON J. f

HARLEY, .13., or SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

GASKET-BOX HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed -March 29, 1919. Serial No. 286,081.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, HARoLo WV. I-Ionsnr'rs,

a citizen of the United States of America,

Improvements in Casket-Box Handles, of

which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in handles for caskets, OI"OthQT'bOX-llkB-StIUC- tures, and particularly it relates to the manner of constructing the base or socket plate and the handle which is pivotally attached thereto sov as to fold into the plane of the plate. Broadly considered, my invention comprises a plate which'may be termed the base or socket plate, the socket portion of which is formed by slitting the plate from one edge a suitable distance, then bendinginward a portion of the plate, the bent in portions serving as attaching means for piviv otally securing the handle to the plate and finished structure showing the exterior sur-' inthe openings formed by thebent-in portions. The pivotal connection in theflpresent invention comprises, two fixed pins, one

serving as the center about which the handle turns and the other serving as alimiting stop forthe upward movement of the hans dle. In the construction of this class of handles, as they are 'at present'formed, the I upward'or limiting movement of the handle often acts on a single pivot and with the upperrsurface of the handle engaging the lower-edge-of the opening in the base-p ece, with the result that brea age of the handle attaching means often occurs. In thepresent invention the two pins serve to receive the entire weight placed thereon, one of the pins serving as apivot and the other as afilimiting stop for the upward movement Tof the handle. V

described in the specification and particu- The invention will be fully larly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevatlonal view of the face. of the same, andwiththe handle in a closed or lowered position. i

..Fig.- 2 is a view of Fig. 1 looking at the interior of the structure and showing the two pins forattaching the handle to the base plate. 7

pins for attaching the handle to the base- I plate' and also illustrating the bent-in or struck-up portions of the plate and extending inward to a-point coinciding with the bearing surface of the'plate forforming a V bearing and also forming the sockets or openings for-the handles.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view' on: the

1 position and illustrating the locked position of the handle by means of pin construction. Fig; 5 isa perspective view'ofone end of the structure and showing in detail the construction of thebase-plate and a portion of one end of the handle spaced from. the hase-- plate and illustrating thecurved slot in the ends of the-handle which receives one pin and the opening-to receive the pivotal pin; Referring now to the drawings in detailr 1.designates the base or socket plate which is attached to the sideofthe casket or other box-like structure; This plate is'prefer'ably formed from sheet metal of; suitable thickQ ness. Thisplate, as shown,-is formedwith a curved border or edge indicated at 2,-and which bearsdi'rectly against the outer supporting surface of the casket.' 3 indicates openings for receiving attaching "screws. The plate 1 is formedw-ith theopenings or sockets at its ends 4 as shown in "Figs- 1 and 2. One. of the openings is shown in Fig.5. This opening is preferably formed by means of dies or punches which first cut aslit in the metal as indicated by the dotted line 5 in Fig. 5. At the same time the pivot pin receiving openings 6 and 7 are formed or punched. Thenext operation ofthe dies or punches is to bend a portion of the base thus forming the handle-attaching ears 9 and 10; The distance belowthe outer surface of-the plate 1 which'theseears or pro-Q jections extendis preferably equal to theheight of the plate 1 as shown in Fig. 3 by i the line 11, which line indicates the bearing surface against which the plate 1 rests. It is ofcourse'obvious that the length of the ears or extensions 9 and 10 may be less than I V the height oftheloase-plate. v Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view ontheline'3 3 ofFig. '1' Sl1OW1I1g oneof the cotter which are formedwith the bent-down portions 13 and 14 which are preferably made by stamping a piece of sheet metal of suitable thickness. Before the sides of the handle are bent downward, the openings 15 and 16 are formed. The opening 15 is the pivotal opening for the handle, while the opening 16 is an arc-shaped slot through which the limiting pin passes, which pins are usually cotter pins as shOWn at17 and 18. The closed position of the handle is shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 1 in full lines and in dotted lines in Fig. 4: it is shown open in which the pin 18 is engaging the end of the curved slot which serves as a limiting stop when the handle is lifted to the dotted position shown. The two pins 17 and 18 will thus serve to receive the full load that is placed uponthe handle. If desired, the edge 19 of the socket, (see Fig. 5) may also be used to receive a portion of the load when the handle 12 is lifted, and thus prevent a possible breakage of either one or both of the pins.

It will be noticed that this construction is extremely simple and easy to manufacture and at a small cost as all of the operations may be made by-punch or press work; that the plate 1 is made from a single pieceof metal, and that the handle 12 is also made from a single piece of metal and suitably formed by means of a die or press.

It is to be understood that the openings 15 and 16 in the handle 12 are formed before the portions 13 and 1 1 are bent-inward as shown in Fig. 5.

It is understood that when the plate 1 is secured to the casket or casket-containing box the inner edges of the ears 9 and 10 will bear against the supporting surface and thus prevent the plate from being crimped or bent inward. I do not, however, limit myself to making these cars of any particular length, as they may be made shorter than those shown. It will be noticed that the openings 6 and 7 of the ears 9 and 10 are equally spaced from the outer face of the plate 1.

WVhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the kind described, the combination with the base or plate-member composed of a single piece and formed with cut out or socketportions, the borders of the openings having integral inwardly eX- tending ears with a pair of openings in each ear in alinement with each other, the

depth or length of the ears being equal to the depth of the base-plate to serve as a support or bearing for the base-member, a handle formed from a single piece of metal and with bent end portions and located in the cut-out or socket portions and pivotally attached thereto by means of a pair of pins, pivotal openings in the bent-end portions of the handle, one of which is arc-shaped and the other circular, whereby the arcshaped openings will serve as a limiting stop for the upward movement of the handle, as described.

2. In a handle-structure for caskets and comprising, in combination, a base-plate formed from a single piece of metal and having a curved border or edge which bears against the supporting surface to which the handle is attached, said base-plate having two pairs of inwardly extending integral portions or projections with openings in alinement therein for receiving handle supporting pins, said portions being bent at an angle to the base piece to form openings or handle receiving sockets, means for attaching ahandle in the openings in the basepiece and comprising two pins :located in the openings of the inwardly extending portrons, said handle havlng inwardly extending one piece projections and pintle receiv.

ing openings therem, some of said openings being arc-shaped to limit the upward movement of the handle.

3. In a casket handle structure, a single i piece metal plate formed with openings therein struck up from the metal of the plate, the struck up or bent portions having openings, said openings being designed to receive a handle having bent-end portions that are formed by bending the.v ends of the handle toward each other in parallel position to form rectangular shaped ends, which fit into the openings in the plate, said ends having a pivotal opening and an arc-shaped opening for receiving the handle attaching pins, and the upper border of the opening in the base-piece serving as a stop for the upward'movement of the handle together with one of the pins engaging the end of the arc-shaped slot, as described.

4. A casket handle structure comprising, in combination, a base-plate formed with openings, the opposite sides of which are provided with plates or projections struck up from the base-plates, and each having two openings spaced the same distance from.

other and formed with openings there through, said member having ends for entering the space between the projections and openings in its ends to receive pins which are placed in the openings of the projections, some of the openings in the ends of the member being arc-shaped to limitthe upward movement of the handle member .When the pin reaches the end of the areshaped slot.

6. A casket-handle structure comprising a base plate formed from a single piece of metal, projections struck up from the same to form openings in the face of the plate for attaching the handle member proper to Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the v Washington, D. G.

struck-up marginal bearing edges, and cutout portions, the opposite marginal edges of said portions having integral inwardly extending projections of a length equal tothe depth of the struck-up marginal edges from the body or central portion of the plate to serve as a support for the central portion of the plate, a handle formed from a single piece of metal with bent-end portions and located in the cut-out portions, tWo pins passing through openings in the projections of the plate and handle, for attaching the handle to the plate one :of the openings in the handle being arc-shaped to limit the upward movement of the handle, as described.

HAROLD W. HODGETTS.

Commissioner of Patents, 

